Boost...

...Is addicting! I just bought my first supercharged car last weekend. It's an 89 Thunderbird Super Coupe. It has the beefed up 3.8L with an Eaton M90 blower, 5-speed, IRS, electronic suspension, and several other goodies. It needs a little work, mainly struts/shocks, but it should make a nice work car.

In case you guys didn't know, these cars were rated right around 215HP an 310TQ from the factory. It weighs in close to the 2-ton mark, 3600-3800#, so it's not the quickest car on the road, but it still moves pretty good. I try to keep my foot out of it for the most part(gas mileage ), so I generally see 5-7#, but I've seen up to 11# a time or two.

These cars respond fairly well to bolt ons, or so I hear. I figure exhaust and intake should give me a nice gain, then a 94-95 SC and/or pulley should reach around 15# and close to 300HP or more. But, modding is on a wait-and-see basis since the car has 137K on it and I'll be driving it every day.

BTW, my 2006 Mazda 3 is for sale.


Pics!

95Mustang302 said:

why ya sellin the mazda?

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To get out of debt! I would like to get a house/apartment in the next year or two and I can't afford two payments if I do that.